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Serving Lake Charles, LA and surrounding areas. (337) 549-5482
Lake Charles Concrete & Masonry is a licensed masonry contractor serving Lake Charles homeowners with foundation repair, brick repair, and masonry restoration. We have been working in Calcasieu Parish since 2015, and we understand what Gulf Coast heat, humidity, and hurricane seasons do to the homes here.
Lake Charles sits on some of the most reactive clay soil in the country - soil that swells in the rain and shrinks in the heat, stressing slab foundations year after year. Our foundation repair work anchors below that active soil layer so the movement stops rather than slows.
Gulf Coast humidity soaks into mortar year-round, and chimney caps and crowns took a beating during the 2020 hurricane season. We inspect, seal, and rebuild chimney masonry so Lake Charles homeowners can use their fireplaces without worrying about what is going on inside the flue.
The ranch-style and brick veneer homes common in Broadmoor and older Lake Charles neighborhoods are showing their age. Spalled faces, cracked bricks, and open joints let moisture get behind the veneer and into the wood frame - a problem that gets expensive fast in a climate this humid.
Mortar joints that last 25 years in a northern climate may need attention in half that time here because of the heat, humidity, and wet-dry cycles. Tuckpointing removes the damaged mortar and packs in fresh material before water finds its way deeper into the wall.
Many Lake Charles homes built in the mid-20th century have softer, more porous brick that requires careful material matching during restoration. Using the wrong mortar on older brick causes more damage than it fixes - we match our mix to your home's specific age and construction.
With over 57 inches of rain a year, Lake Charles yards deal with serious drainage pressure. A properly built masonry retaining wall manages that runoff, keeps soil where it belongs, and protects the foundation of your home from the constant push of saturated ground.
Lake Charles sits on some of the most reactive clay soil in Louisiana. That soil swells when it absorbs water and shrinks when it dries out, and it does both dramatically here because the city averages more than 57 inches of rain per year while also baking under months of intense Gulf Coast heat. The result is a push-pull cycle that stresses slab foundations, cracks mortar joints, and shifts retaining walls - not once, but season after season. A masonry contractor who does not understand this soil behavior will fix the surface and miss the cause.
The 2020 hurricane season made things more complicated. Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit Lake Charles within six weeks of each other, saturating soil across the city and leaving thousands of homes with damage that did not always show up immediately. Many homeowners patched what they could see and moved on - but saturated clay continues shifting months after the water recedes. If your home was here in 2020 and has not had a professional masonry inspection since, there is a real chance something has moved that has not announced itself yet. Our work accounts for the storm history of this city, not just what is visible at the surface.
Our crew has been working in Lake Charles since 2015, pulling permits from the City of Lake Charles Building and Development Services department and working on homes across the city's range of neighborhoods and housing types. We know what the clay soil does to slab foundations on Ryan Street, and we know what decades of Gulf Coast humidity do to mortar joints on mid-century brick homes in Broadmoor.
The city has a distinct character - from the lakefront near the Civic Center, where the annual Contraband Days festival draws the whole community, out to the newer subdivisions along Prien Lake Road and south toward Sulphur. Whether you are in an older home near downtown or a postwar ranch house in one of the established neighborhoods off Lake Street, we have worked in your area and understand what that age and style of construction typically needs.
We also serve homeowners in nearby Westlake and Sulphur, where similar soil and storm conditions create many of the same masonry challenges. If you are not sure whether a job in your area is something we handle, just call.
When you reach out, we will ask a few brief questions about what you have been noticing - sticking doors, cracks, storm history - and schedule a time to come look. We reply within 1 business day and keep the conversation straightforward.
We walk the property with you, point out exactly what we find, and give you a written estimate that explains every line item. In Lake Charles, we also check for soil movement or drainage issues that could affect how the repair holds - and we tell you about them upfront so there are no surprises on cost.
Our crew shows up when scheduled and does the work correctly - removing damaged material before adding new, matching mortar to your home's age and brick type, and keeping the site clean throughout. Most jobs are completed in one to three days; we let you know the expected timeline before we start.
When the work is done, we walk you through what was repaired, what to watch for, and any drainage or grading recommendations - because in a city that gets nearly five feet of rain a year, fixing the masonry without addressing where the water goes only solves half the problem.
We serve homeowners throughout Lake Charles and the surrounding Calcasieu Parish area. Fill out the form or call us directly - we reply within 1 business day and there is no obligation to proceed after the estimate.
(337) 549-5482Lake Charles is the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish and home to roughly 80,000 people, making it one of the larger cities in southwest Louisiana. The city sits along the Calcasieu River and takes its name from the lake that defines its eastern edge. Its neighborhoods range from a historic downtown core with early-20th-century architecture to mid-century residential streets like those in Broadmoor, out to newer subdivisions near Prien Lake to the south. According to U.S. Census data, more than half of Lake Charles households own their homes - a homeownership rate that reflects a community with deep roots and a real stake in property maintenance.
The city runs on its petrochemical and energy industries, with refineries and LNG facilities along the river employing a large share of the workforce. That industrial base has supported steady homeownership across generations, even as the 2020 hurricane season - when Laura and Delta hit within six weeks of each other - reshaped a significant portion of the housing stock. Many homes were repaired or re-roofed in the years that followed, though some of that work was done quickly and left underlying masonry issues unaddressed. The community also gathers at landmarks like the lakefront Civic Center and at annual events like Contraband Days, which has drawn residents to the waterfront every May for more than 60 years. Nearby Westlake borders Lake Charles to the west across the river, and we serve both communities with the same crew and the same standard of work.
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